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From: "Lawrence PAULSON" <L.Paulson@mmu.ac.uk>
Organization: Manchester Metropolitan University
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:34:10 +GMT
Subject: Tour VI?
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Dear All,

Following the recent Tour I event in Leicester, a few points have 
struck me about the set up of the Tour, and I hope to suggest a few 
ways the format could be improved.

Firstly, rather than the bottom 4 teams be given a vague threat a few
days before the tournament that they may not get into the next Tour
tournament, this should instead be applied to the TOP 4 teams- after
all they have more points between them than most of the other teams
put together- so why should they waste their time playing in Tour II?

Secondly, a revised schedule could be drawn up.  I found it diffult
to understand what was going on half the time in Leicester (and I'm
usually quite good at that sort of thing).  Can I suggest that
rather than the top 1 from each group going into a play-off, then
the next and and finally the bottom 2, that the first 2 from the
three groups with the best record, go forward automatically, along 
with the top 1 from the remaining 5, the second place teams going 
into a intermediate play-off with 3rd placed teams from the other 3 
groups, leaving a the bottom sixteen to play off crossover games with 
the middle sixteen, the top 6 progressing from this, the middle 4 
playing off for a chance to play with the top 16 and the bottom 8 
playing a one-game 'Battle Royal' with all 8 teams on the field at 
once.

Thirdly, that in light of the sometimes appalling weather conditions 
towards the beginning and end of the outdoor season, maybe we should 
consider holding the first Tour event as an INDOOR tournament- thus 
also making the tour champions the UNDISPUTED champions of British 
Ultimate.

Fourthly, that women's teams should be BANNED from ALL future BUF 
events, and further, that women who've already played for Women's 
Team should be exluded from entering with Open teams unless they 
agree to play in false moustaches. Similar rules could also be 
extended to Students (make them play in shirts and ties maybe) and 
juniors (long trousers).

I've thought long and hard about these changes, and general views and 
comments would be much appreciated.

Love & Luck,
Lawrence
Fingers 6